# Me Too

Harassment whether by men on women, men on men, women on men or women on women is in the news every day. Whether you a potential US Supreme court judge, a film producer or just a manager in an organisation harassment is unacceptable.

Legally it is defined as 'unwanted conduct related to a relevant protected characteristic, which has the purpose or effect of violating an individual's dignity or creating an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment for that individual.' It is isn’t always easy to define what unacceptable conduct is some people’s threshold tolerance is higher than others. Equal opportunities and equality training may not always fit the bill.

I have came across these guidelines by Netflix which even if you don’t have a policy is a good starting point to set some guidelines for your organisation.

Don’t look at anyone for longer than five seconds

Shout stop don’t do that again if a colleague has been inappropriate

Don’t give lingering hugs or touch anyone for a lengthy period of time

Don’t flirtDon’t ask a colleague more than once if they have said no

Steer clear colleague of a colleague once they have said they are not interested in you